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A volcanically active planet is shown in closeup at the left side of the image with glowing eruptions and lines of lava on the surface. To the right and in the distance is a faint blue glowing ball representing the more massive planet in the system.

Sixteen frames from Voyager 1's flyby of Jupiter in 1979 were merged to create this image. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is visible in the center. Jupiter's moon Europa can be seen in the foreground at the bottom left of the image.

The frame is a horizontal rainbow of color on a grid. Shadows of molecules can be seen through the light as well as the jagged peaks and troughs of spectral lines.

Fizzy Super Earths and Lava Worlds“Fizzy Super-Earths: Impacts of Magma Composition on the Bulk Density and Structure of Lava Worlds.” in The Astrophysical Journal.01/03

Identifying Hydrothermal Activity on Icy Ocean Worlds“Ethene-ethanol ratios as potential indicators of hydrothermal activity at Enceladus, Europa, and other icy ocean worlds.” In Icarus.02/03

NASA Raman Spectroscopic Database"The NASA Raman spectroscopic database: Ramdb version 1.00.” In Icarus.03/03

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December 2011Adenine Synthesis in a Model Prebiotic Reaction: Connecting Origin of Life Chemistry with Biology

Anumukonda, L. N., Young, A., Lynn, D. G., Buckley, R., Warrayat, A., Graves, C. L., … Hud, N. V. (2011). Adenine Synthesis in a Model Prebiotic Reaction: Connecting Origin of Life Chemistry with Biology. Journal of Chemical Education, 88(12), 1698–1701. doi:10.1021/ed1012074

Primordial Ocean Chemistry and its Compatibility with the RNA World

Kua, J., & Bada, J. L. (2011). Primordial Ocean Chemistry and its Compatibility with the RNA World. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, 41(6), 553–558. doi:10.1007/s11084-011-9250-5

Enhanced Synthesis of Alkyl Amino Acids in Miller’s 1958 H2S Experiment

Parker, E. T., Cleaves, H. J., Callahan, M. P., Dworkin, J. P., Glavin, D. P., Lazcano, A., & Bada, J. L. (2011). Enhanced Synthesis of Alkyl Amino Acids in Miller’s 1958 H2S Experiment. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, 41(6), 569–574. doi:10.1007/s11084-011-9253-2

Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022

Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 (2011). None, None(None), None. doi:10.17226/13117

A HIGH STELLAR OBLIQUITY IN THE WASP-7 EXOPLANETARY SYSTEM

Albrecht, S., Winn, J. N., Butler, R. P., Crane, J. D., Shectman, S. A., Thompson, I. B., … Hirano, T. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 744(2), 189. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/744/2/189

The transition from complex crater to peak-ring basin on Mercury: New observations from MESSENGER flyby data and constraints on basin formation models

Baker, D. M. H., Head, J. W., Schon, S. C., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., Murchie, S. L., … Denevi, B. W. (2011). Planetary and Space Science, 59(15), 1932–1948. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2011.05.010

COMMISSION 53: EXTRASOLAR PLANETS

Boss, A., Lecavelier Des Etangs, A., Mayor, M., Bodenheimer, P., Collier-Cameron, A., Kokubo, E., … Mardling, R. (2011). Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 7(T28A), 138–140. doi:10.1017/s1743921312002712

The ORGANIC experiment on EXPOSE-R on the ISS: Flight sample preparation and ground control spectroscopy

Bryson, K. L., Peeters, Z., Salama, F., Foing, B., Ehrenfreund, P., Ricco, A. J., … Jessberger, E. (2011). Advances in Space Research, 48(12), 1980–1996. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2011.07.017

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF LOW-MASS STAR-FORMING CORES. I. 7 mm SPECTROSCOPY OF CHAMAELEON MMS1

Cordiner, M. A., Charnley, S. B., Wirström, E. S., & Smith, R. G. (2011). The Astrophysical Journal, 744(2), 131. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/744/2/131

Equilibrium condensation from chondritic porous IDP enriched vapor: Implications for Mercury and enstatite chondrite origins

Ebel, D. S., & Alexander, C. M. O. D. (2011). Planetary and Space Science, 59(15), 1888–1894. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2011.07.017

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